World Bank · Environment

Iraq: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry

0.13Mt CO2e · 2024+131.2% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for Iraq from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20240.133
20230.129
20220.122
20210.109
20200.107
20190.104
20180.091
20170.083
20160.074
20150.058
20140.057
20130.052
20120.039
20110.044
20100.041
20090.035
20080.025
20070.018
20060.021
20050.021
20040.025
20030.026
20020.021
20010.028
20000.019
19990.009
19980.034
19970.068
19960.048
19950.048
19940.049
19930.041
19920.023
19910.008
19900.007
19890.008
19880.008
19870.006
19860.007
19850.004
19840.003
19830.003
19820.003
19810.003
19800.005
19790.006
19780.005
19770.004
19760.005
19750.004
19740.003
19730.003
19720.002
19710.002
19700.002

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-power-industry (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

CSV, all countriesJSON, IraqAPI and MCP

Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry in other countries

Rank Iraq against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

Iraq: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (1970–2024) · Interva